The main thing is that for questions like asking for directions, it doesn't seem appropriate for other people to come, especially someone like Gu Jingmo, who is tall and strong. People might be scared away when they see him and won't tell them the truth.
Afraid that she couldn't do this well, she tried hard to control her emotions before getting off the car, so as not to show her worries so obviously.
After Xia Jin got out of the car, he walked straight to them. When they first saw the car, they were quite curious because they had never heard of anyone owning a car here.
So everyone was very excited, stretching their necks to look towards the car. When they saw Xia Jin coming down, they looked at each other, wanting to know who she was, but no one knew her. They exchanged glances and indicated that this person didn't seem to be from their village. Before they could communicate more, Xia Jin came over.
Xia Jin smiled and said, "Hello, grandmas, I want to come to your place to ask about a family. Do you know any of them?"
A very kind old lady looked at Xia Jing and said, "You can ask me. I dare not say that I have lived here for nearly 70 years. I know everything about every family and every situation."
Xia Jin nodded and said, "This family has a daughter who married a factory director in the city. The director's surname is Chen, and the daughter's surname is Liu. Do you think this is clear?"
"Well, her daughter is about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old. She has a child who just started high school this year. Do you know which family he is from?"
"Oh, little girl, you know, if you ask others, we may not be able to tell you, but if you ask their family, of course we all know."
"Exactly. In these villages, which girl married so well? Her son-in-law is a factory director. Every time I chat with her, she always talks about what this factory director son-in-law bought for her, what wonderful things he bought, and how great he is."
"I'm so envious when I hear that. How come my daughter can't find a family like this? She's so lucky."
It was the same kind old lady who asked, "I wonder if you are his relatives or friends and why you are visiting them."
Others said, "Third Auntie, look at the car he's driving. He must be a friend of the factory director's son-in-law. Maybe it's some good news."
"It's great that the factory director's son-in-law and his friend are also rich. It really brings honor to their family."
Xia Jin smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not me. I'm her granddaughter's classmate. I came to her house for something. If you know where to go, please tell us the way. Thank you in advance."
A younger one said, "Okay, but the road to their house is a bit difficult to navigate, and the alley is a bit narrow. Your car might not be able to pass through, so you have to park outside."
"It's okay, it's okay. Just point us in the direction and we'll walk over later if it's not convenient to go in."
"Okay, then, keep walking along this road. Go straight in, and when you reach the third intersection, turn right. There's a jujube tree in front of their house in the second row. Go and take a look."
Xia Jin got the information he wanted, bowed to them and said, "Thank you, sorry to bother you, we'll be on our way first."
"It's okay, it's okay, go ahead."
After thanking the man, Xia Jin opened the car door and got in. Then he said to the policeman driving the car, "Go ahead, I'll show you the way."
Seeing her coming up, they started the car and drove inside according to Xia Jin's instructions.
We drove all the way to the third intersection and asked them to turn right. After turning in, they found that the road was indeed a bit narrow and they couldn't drive in, so they parked the car at that corner.
After everyone got off the bus, Xia Jin said, "The villagers over there told me there's a jujube tree in front of their house. It's in the second row and easy to find. Let's go."
After saying that, he led the three people inside. What they didn't notice was that the people Xia Jin had asked for directions just now also followed them, wanting to see what was going on.
After all, they hadn't seen many cars coming to their village in so many years, so they were a little curious and wanted to follow to see what was going on.
Anyway, they were idle and had nothing to do, so they just chatted about some trivial matters under the tree.
Following what others said, Xia Jin and the others easily found Chen Xin's grandmother's house. Seeing the closed door, they hurried forward and knocked twice.
At first there was no sound, and Xia Jin thought they didn't hear it, so he knocked twice again, this time with a little more force, making a banging sound.
After waiting for a while, I heard hurried footsteps from inside. When the footsteps disappeared, someone asked from behind the door, "Who is it?"
Xia Jin didn't say anything because she was afraid that if she said that she was Chen Xin's classmate, it would alert them and make them be on guard, or even simply not open the door for her.
They don't want to make any big noise this time. If he doesn't open the door, should they force their way in or not?
If she forced her way in, and it turned out to be a misunderstanding, it would be embarrassing for everyone. But if she didn't force her way in, she would feel uneasy.
The person inside waited for a while, and probably found that there was no movement outside, so he started to open the door. When he heard the sound of the door lock being unlocked, Xia Jin quietly took a step back.
At the same time, Gu Jingmo took a big step forward and stood right at the door.
After the door was opened, only a small gap was revealed. Looking through the gap, I saw an old man with gray hair. Now I think this should be Chen Xin's grandfather.
The man looked at the strangers outside through the crack in the door. They were tall and strong and didn't look like good people. Although he was a little scared, he still asked with some doubt: "Who are you and what do you want from our family?"
Xia Jin said behind Gu Jingmo: "We are Chen Xin's classmates. Something happened at school. Didn't he not go to school yesterday? The teacher said something at school yesterday. The teacher wanted to let everyone know. It is related to our upcoming college entrance examination, so we came to find her."
When Grandpa Chen heard that they were looking for his granddaughter, he hurriedly tried to close the door, but Gu Jingmo held it with his hand. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't close it because he was not as strong as Gu Jingmo.
Seeing them like this, Grandpa Chen said in a panic: "I don't know what you are talking about. Chen Xin should be in school now. Why is he coming to our house? Did you find the wrong place?"
Xia Jin said calmly from behind, "You're not mistaken. You might not know, but when her third aunt went to pick him up last night, I happened to be with her. I saw her take him away with my own eyes, and I also heard her say that you guys missed her, so you brought her back."
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